Alyx Jones was lucky enough to catch up with Tina Guo, on a quick break between touring with Hans Zimmer and filming new music videos! After her recent work on the Wonder Woman film and the new release of her album Game On! we had plenty to talk about and can't
Author: Alyx Jones
As Head Writer for The Sound Architect, Alyx is responsible for game audio reviews and event coverage. She is also founder of Silver Script Games, as well as having an extensive background in game audio, having worked on titles such as Elden Ring, Final Fantasy VII and Borderlands 3. You can always spot her flash of pink hair!
BASCA Presents: Composing for Video Games
Article by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes A warm and sunny evening brought together many composers and aspiring composers together yesterday at Tileyard Studios to hear from BAFTA nominated duo: The Flight (Joe Henson and Alexis Smith) and Ivor Novello award-winning composer Joris De Man, to discuss their work on the
Little Nightmares – Game Audio Review
Article by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Tarsier Studios Audio Director & Composer: Tobias Lilja Audio Designer: Christian Vasselbring with support from Christian Björklund Reviewed on: PS4 Creepy puzzle-platformer Little Nightmares from Tarsier Studios was finally released this week after much anticipation. The game follows Six, a small girl in a yellow mackintosh, as
What Remains of Edith Finch – Game Audio Review
Article by Alyx Jones Developer: Giant Sparrow Composer: Jeff Russo Sound Design: Steve Green (Lead), Eduardo Ortiz Frau (Add.), Chuck Russom & Ryan Collins Audio Programmer: Johann Ly Voice Actors: Valerie Rose Lohman Reviewed on: PS4 What Remains of Edith Finch from Giant Sparrow (The Unfinished Swan) has been a long awaited release since it's first showcase at EGX in 2016, of an
Sublevel Zero: Redux – Game Audio Review
Article by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Sigtrap Games Composer: Will Bedford Sound Design: Jey Kazi Reviewed on: PS4 Sublevel Zero Redux, hit consoles Playstation 4 and Xbox One, on March 7th after its original success on Steam. The game is a first-person rogue-like, six-degree-of-freedom shooter, set in a universe where reality is
Pinstripe – Game Audio Review
Review by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Atmos Games Publisher: Armor Games Composer: Thomas Brush Voice Actors: Pewdiepie, Jacksepticeye, Dan Avidan & Nathan Sharp Reviewed on: Mac (Steam) Back in February 2016 the one man development team, Thomas Brush, published a Kickstarter campaign, in the hopes of raising funds to get the game Pinstripe off
Jessica Curry launches new Game Music Show “High Score” on Classic FM
Saturday the 22nd April saw the first of an exciting new series, showcasing the best of video game classical music. It will continue to air on Classic FM on Saturdays from 9-10pm, with future themes for the show including: celebrating female composers, performers and games characters; another on the music that
HUE Soundtrack Goes Vinyl – Win a Copy!
Pre-Orders have opened for the upcoming release of the HUE soundtrack, as a limited edition 2xLP Vinyl, distributed by Black Screen Records, a video game music label, based in Cologne. It’s been carefully wrapped with laser cute gatesleeves and a few bonus, secret merchandise items inside, as well as exclusive remixes
Yooka-Laylee Audio Review
Article by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Playtonic Games Composers: Grant Kirkhope, David Wise & Steve Burke Audio Director: Dan Murdoch Reviewed on: PS4 Since the days of Spyro and Crash Bandicoot, there has been a real lack of children's games on consoles. Of course, there is the amazing Lego franchise and Spyro’s reincarnation
EGX Rezzed 2017: Day by Day Highlights
Article by Alyx Jones & Katie Tarrant EGX Rezzed came back to Tobacco Docks for 2017, drawing massive crowds and a sold out Saturday! Rezzed brings together all of the best up and coming indie titles, including a massive indie section, the leftfield collection and BAFTA games section, with hundreds of